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Mirror Debate Tonight The MRRORV Fairfield Volume 12, No. la Our Second Decade Thursday, January 28,1988 The Image of Fairfield Orientation Process By Christine Henchar Staff Writer Next September, 250 mem-bers of the Class of 1990 can look forward to welcoming freshmen to Fairfield. Traditionally, Fresh-man Orientation has been the re-sponsibility of the Junior Class, and Jeanne DiMuzio, Director of Freshmen Orientation, hopes that the Class of 1990 will enthusiasti-cally fill all 250 positions. Al-though this tradition will remain thesame, anumberofchanges will be implemented to help the week-end run more smoothly. In addi-tion, the administration intends to emphasize academic life at Fair-field more than in previous years. One of the major differences in next year's program is the addi-tion of Day-Chairs, who will assist the Co-Chairs. Two Day-Chairs will oversee the activities of the day they are assigned. Jeanne Di- Muzio designed this structure to take some of the pressure off of the Co-Chairs who are very busy over-seeing the entire weekend. Di- Muzio said that this system would also "allow more students to have enhanced leadership experience." Students interested in applying for Day-Chair positions should attend an informational meeting on Feb-ruary 3,in the Nursing Auditorium at 5:00pm. In an attempt to orient fresh-men more effectively to academ-ics, forty-five faculty members will be asked to participate in the weekend's activities. In the past, freshmen were divided into groups and were introduced to the social and academic facets of Fairfield life by two student OA's. Next year, each group will be led by one faculty member and one student. Interested students should attend a meeting on March 1 in the Nursing Auditorium. As always, a number of jun-iors will be needed to fill the very important roles of Committee Workers. These students are the hard-working individuals who move all of the freshmen into the dorms, help prepare the campus before the new students arrive, and assist in running activities, such as dances. According to Jeanne DiMuzio, these students have been the backbone of previous orienta-tions. Members of the Class of 1990 who wish to apply for these positions should attend an infor-mational session on April 5 in the Oak Room, at 5:00pm. Nineteen qualified candidates have already applied for the Co- Chair positions, and Jeanne Di- Muzio will announce her choices on Monaday, February 1. Di- Muzio noted that only students with solid academic records are encouraged to apply for the vari-ous leadership positions because their responsibilities are time con-suming. Students applying must also be able to demonstrate effec-tive time management skills. FUSA Presidential Hopefuls Emerge Carroll and Dietz to debate tonight By Lynn Ann Casey Assistant News Editor Posters, banners, and fliers have overtaken the Campus Cen-ter as once again it is time for the FUSA presidential elections to be held. This year, they will take place on Tuesday, February 2. All un-dergraduates are eligible to vote in the Campus Center from 10:00am to 7:00pm. The two candidates running are Mark Dietz and Frank Carroll. Mark Dietz is a politics ma-jor with a sociology minor, and is currently FUSA's Director of Academics. Frank Carroll is a history major with a Spanish mi-nor, and is currently the Executive Director of FUSA. Both candi-dates have been busy campaigning since their return from Christmas break. Both anxiously await the results of the election. When Markjoined FUSA one year ago, he had no intention of running for president. Now, be-cause he has has enjoyed it so much and has gained a lot of expe-rience, he feels he can take on the responsibility of being president of FUSA. With the help of his campaign manager, Mike Boynton, Mark has portrayed himself as "FUSA's Future." He wants to be president because he "loves working with people". He feels that he can do a good job because he has "a strong grasp of what goes on in the student gov-ernment." Frank Carroll has been active in FUSA for two and a half years. Mark Dietz and Frank Carroll P: Whitehouse He has worked in all three branches of FUSA and has been very much in touch with students, as he is an RA in Claver. Frank said he would not have been in the position to run for FUSA president if it had not been for his "great influences and supporters" espe-cially including his campaign manager, John Kane, and all others who have worked hard on his campaign. His slogan, as well as his main goal, is to "Get Results". Frank wants to be president be-cause he "believes in FUSA" and he has "so much I want to do". The goals ofeach of thecandi-dates make the distinction and should be considered carefully by voters. Mark wants, "improved student communication, more and better events, and, overall, strong student government." Specifi-cally, he wants to improve the Adopt-A-Frosh and Class Council programs. Frank's major objec-tives are "school unity:" and "communication between FUSA and the student body". He also wants to establish an Inter-Resi-dence Council, a mini-course pro-gram, and a pro-posal to install phones into all dorm rooms to save students money. Both candi-dates have a sin-cere and dedicated interest in the stu-dents of Fairfield and want the op-portunity to give back to Fairfield some of what it has given to them. They want to get students more in-volved in FUSA. As Mark says, "The S in FUSA stands for the students, and they are the most important part ofthe government". Frank feels that, "communication between FUSA and the student body is essential to make the gov-ernment work". Regardless of what the election results may be, both candidates said that they will remain an inte-gral part of the Student Associa-tion here at Fairfield. Mark and Frank are sincerely interested in simply serving the student body. The Mirror is sponsoring a de-bate between the candidates to-night at 7:00pm in Gonzaga Audi-torium. All are welcome to attend. Hooks receives Bellarmine Medal By Kris Kovacik, Staff Writer The Bellarmine Medal of Honor, Fairfield University's most prestigious recognition of an educator for his contributions to world peace was awarded to Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks. Fr. Aloysius Kelly S.J., University President, awarded Hooks with the Bel-larmine Medal on January 21 be-fore an audience in the Campus Center Oak Room. Hooks fits the description of a recipient of the Bellarmine Medal through his leadership in the NAACP, and his work as a lawyer, judge, minister, banking industry executive, and the first black member of the Federal Communi-cations Commission. In his vari-ous positions, Hooks has chal-lenged and inspired others to fight for minority equality. Hooks began his acceptance speech by describing a stormy night in Memphis where Martin Luther King Jr. had spoken pas-sionately about his life and his dream for equality. King reminded his audience that there were "dark and difficult days ahead" and within 24 hours Martin Luther King was killed. His murder forcefully drove home the fact that the fight was far from over, the battle had not been won, and "dark and difficult days" for the blacks were ahead. Mr. Hooks sited examples of dark days in his own life. He remembers working as a lawyer in Memphis, Term., where he was called "boy" and demoted exclusively because of his color. He also pointed out Dr. Benjamin Hooks P: Whitehouse recent occurences such as: apart-heid in South Africa, four young blacks shot in Queens and the marching of the Klu Klux Klan in both New York and Connecticut. Even more disturbing to him than the KKK are the people sporting their three piece Brooks Brothers suits who, because of ignorance, hatred, and/or intolerance, hold the same views as the KKK. "In spite of the darkness" Mr. Hooks acknowledges, "many good things have happened, we have come a long way." He con-tributes this to hard work, determi-nation and hope in a better future. "Never was there a day so dark we didn't think there was a brighter day ahead." Today over 200 mil-lion dollars of the Gross National Product is controlled by black power and the NAACPhas revital-ized its membership with over 50,000 young members. "These figures would have been unheard of only a few years ago," he con-tended. Hooks called the audience to actively participate in the present and to remember the past. "Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the mis-takes," warns Hooks. He asked the audience to register and vote and called the black women to remem-ber their identity, not letting the family or the neighborhoods disin-tegrate. Continued on page 2. Spring Break? page 5 The AIDS Virus page 7 1987'sTop10s page 8 Stag Tracks re-turnes page 11 Annual Townhouse Lottery held By Claudine Killer Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 20, the annual Townhouse Lottery was held in the Oak Room, and hundreds of eager Juniors and Seniors attended to see if they would be able to obtain a spot for the 1988-89 school year. The lot-tery was run by Richard Rossi, Director of Student Housing, and Teresa Scott, Assistant Director of the Townhouses. Two hundred students sub-mitted applications in hopes of se-curing one of the 102 units avail-able. 74 of the units are four-bed houses, and the remaining 28 are new six-bed houses. According to Teresa Scott, "We try to make the Senior/Junior breakdown as close as possible to 70% Senior units and 30% Junior units." In accordance with these percentages, 69 units were drawn by Seniors, and 32 by Juniors. The breakdown of fe-males to males was roughly 270 females to 204 males. A major concern of students is the scheduled date for the townhouse lottery. The primary reason for this is that students who are not selected for a townhouse can use the beach as an alterna-tive. Teresa Scott felt," With an early lottery, students could com-pete for more desireable housing." Student Legislature President, Le-onard DelGallo is working on tak-ing a student survey to find out the preference of students. There is still a chance for the groups that were not chosen in Wednesday's lottery. A waiting list including \he remaining 14 Senior townhouses and 85 Junior townhouses has been compiled. There are no guarentees for wait-listed groups, but Teresa Scott speculated that "looking at past history, almost all wait-listed Sen-iors may be accommodated. They may not be notified of a unit's availablity until May, however." The probability of many wait-listed Juniors securing a unit is not as high. "The townhouse lottery sys-tem is not a perfect one," accord-ing to Teresa Scott, "but many people have spent long hours trying to improve it for the benefit and fairness to all students in-volved."
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Title | Mirror - Vol. 12, No. 15 - January 28, 1988 |
Date | January 28 1988 |
Description | [PLESE NOTE: This issue was missprinted as issue No. 14. It has been corrected in pencil to issue No. 15.] The Mirror (sometimes called the Fairfield Mirror) is the official student newspaper of Fairfield University, and is published weekly during the academic year (September - May). It runs from 1977 - the present; current issues are available online. |
Notes | A timeline for Fairfield University student newspapers is as follows: The Tentative, Nov. 7, 1947 - Dec. 19, 1947; The Fulcrum, Jan. 9, 1948 - May 20, 1949; The Stag, Sept. 23, 1949 - May 6, 1970; The University Voice, Oct. 1, 1970 - May 11, 1977; The Fairfield Free Press & Review, Sept. 10, 1970 - Apr. 24, 1975; The Fairfield Mirror, Sept. 22, 1977 - present. |
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SearchData | Mirror Debate Tonight The MRRORV Fairfield Volume 12, No. la Our Second Decade Thursday, January 28,1988 The Image of Fairfield Orientation Process By Christine Henchar Staff Writer Next September, 250 mem-bers of the Class of 1990 can look forward to welcoming freshmen to Fairfield. Traditionally, Fresh-man Orientation has been the re-sponsibility of the Junior Class, and Jeanne DiMuzio, Director of Freshmen Orientation, hopes that the Class of 1990 will enthusiasti-cally fill all 250 positions. Al-though this tradition will remain thesame, anumberofchanges will be implemented to help the week-end run more smoothly. In addi-tion, the administration intends to emphasize academic life at Fair-field more than in previous years. One of the major differences in next year's program is the addi-tion of Day-Chairs, who will assist the Co-Chairs. Two Day-Chairs will oversee the activities of the day they are assigned. Jeanne Di- Muzio designed this structure to take some of the pressure off of the Co-Chairs who are very busy over-seeing the entire weekend. Di- Muzio said that this system would also "allow more students to have enhanced leadership experience." Students interested in applying for Day-Chair positions should attend an informational meeting on Feb-ruary 3,in the Nursing Auditorium at 5:00pm. In an attempt to orient fresh-men more effectively to academ-ics, forty-five faculty members will be asked to participate in the weekend's activities. In the past, freshmen were divided into groups and were introduced to the social and academic facets of Fairfield life by two student OA's. Next year, each group will be led by one faculty member and one student. Interested students should attend a meeting on March 1 in the Nursing Auditorium. As always, a number of jun-iors will be needed to fill the very important roles of Committee Workers. These students are the hard-working individuals who move all of the freshmen into the dorms, help prepare the campus before the new students arrive, and assist in running activities, such as dances. According to Jeanne DiMuzio, these students have been the backbone of previous orienta-tions. Members of the Class of 1990 who wish to apply for these positions should attend an infor-mational session on April 5 in the Oak Room, at 5:00pm. Nineteen qualified candidates have already applied for the Co- Chair positions, and Jeanne Di- Muzio will announce her choices on Monaday, February 1. Di- Muzio noted that only students with solid academic records are encouraged to apply for the vari-ous leadership positions because their responsibilities are time con-suming. Students applying must also be able to demonstrate effec-tive time management skills. FUSA Presidential Hopefuls Emerge Carroll and Dietz to debate tonight By Lynn Ann Casey Assistant News Editor Posters, banners, and fliers have overtaken the Campus Cen-ter as once again it is time for the FUSA presidential elections to be held. This year, they will take place on Tuesday, February 2. All un-dergraduates are eligible to vote in the Campus Center from 10:00am to 7:00pm. The two candidates running are Mark Dietz and Frank Carroll. Mark Dietz is a politics ma-jor with a sociology minor, and is currently FUSA's Director of Academics. Frank Carroll is a history major with a Spanish mi-nor, and is currently the Executive Director of FUSA. Both candi-dates have been busy campaigning since their return from Christmas break. Both anxiously await the results of the election. When Markjoined FUSA one year ago, he had no intention of running for president. Now, be-cause he has has enjoyed it so much and has gained a lot of expe-rience, he feels he can take on the responsibility of being president of FUSA. With the help of his campaign manager, Mike Boynton, Mark has portrayed himself as "FUSA's Future." He wants to be president because he "loves working with people". He feels that he can do a good job because he has "a strong grasp of what goes on in the student gov-ernment." Frank Carroll has been active in FUSA for two and a half years. Mark Dietz and Frank Carroll P: Whitehouse He has worked in all three branches of FUSA and has been very much in touch with students, as he is an RA in Claver. Frank said he would not have been in the position to run for FUSA president if it had not been for his "great influences and supporters" espe-cially including his campaign manager, John Kane, and all others who have worked hard on his campaign. His slogan, as well as his main goal, is to "Get Results". Frank wants to be president be-cause he "believes in FUSA" and he has "so much I want to do". The goals ofeach of thecandi-dates make the distinction and should be considered carefully by voters. Mark wants, "improved student communication, more and better events, and, overall, strong student government." Specifi-cally, he wants to improve the Adopt-A-Frosh and Class Council programs. Frank's major objec-tives are "school unity:" and "communication between FUSA and the student body". He also wants to establish an Inter-Resi-dence Council, a mini-course pro-gram, and a pro-posal to install phones into all dorm rooms to save students money. Both candi-dates have a sin-cere and dedicated interest in the stu-dents of Fairfield and want the op-portunity to give back to Fairfield some of what it has given to them. They want to get students more in-volved in FUSA. As Mark says, "The S in FUSA stands for the students, and they are the most important part ofthe government". Frank feels that, "communication between FUSA and the student body is essential to make the gov-ernment work". Regardless of what the election results may be, both candidates said that they will remain an inte-gral part of the Student Associa-tion here at Fairfield. Mark and Frank are sincerely interested in simply serving the student body. The Mirror is sponsoring a de-bate between the candidates to-night at 7:00pm in Gonzaga Audi-torium. All are welcome to attend. Hooks receives Bellarmine Medal By Kris Kovacik, Staff Writer The Bellarmine Medal of Honor, Fairfield University's most prestigious recognition of an educator for his contributions to world peace was awarded to Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks. Fr. Aloysius Kelly S.J., University President, awarded Hooks with the Bel-larmine Medal on January 21 be-fore an audience in the Campus Center Oak Room. Hooks fits the description of a recipient of the Bellarmine Medal through his leadership in the NAACP, and his work as a lawyer, judge, minister, banking industry executive, and the first black member of the Federal Communi-cations Commission. In his vari-ous positions, Hooks has chal-lenged and inspired others to fight for minority equality. Hooks began his acceptance speech by describing a stormy night in Memphis where Martin Luther King Jr. had spoken pas-sionately about his life and his dream for equality. King reminded his audience that there were "dark and difficult days ahead" and within 24 hours Martin Luther King was killed. His murder forcefully drove home the fact that the fight was far from over, the battle had not been won, and "dark and difficult days" for the blacks were ahead. Mr. Hooks sited examples of dark days in his own life. He remembers working as a lawyer in Memphis, Term., where he was called "boy" and demoted exclusively because of his color. He also pointed out Dr. Benjamin Hooks P: Whitehouse recent occurences such as: apart-heid in South Africa, four young blacks shot in Queens and the marching of the Klu Klux Klan in both New York and Connecticut. Even more disturbing to him than the KKK are the people sporting their three piece Brooks Brothers suits who, because of ignorance, hatred, and/or intolerance, hold the same views as the KKK. "In spite of the darkness" Mr. Hooks acknowledges, "many good things have happened, we have come a long way." He con-tributes this to hard work, determi-nation and hope in a better future. "Never was there a day so dark we didn't think there was a brighter day ahead." Today over 200 mil-lion dollars of the Gross National Product is controlled by black power and the NAACPhas revital-ized its membership with over 50,000 young members. "These figures would have been unheard of only a few years ago," he con-tended. Hooks called the audience to actively participate in the present and to remember the past. "Those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the mis-takes," warns Hooks. He asked the audience to register and vote and called the black women to remem-ber their identity, not letting the family or the neighborhoods disin-tegrate. Continued on page 2. Spring Break? page 5 The AIDS Virus page 7 1987'sTop10s page 8 Stag Tracks re-turnes page 11 Annual Townhouse Lottery held By Claudine Killer Staff Writer On Wednesday, January 20, the annual Townhouse Lottery was held in the Oak Room, and hundreds of eager Juniors and Seniors attended to see if they would be able to obtain a spot for the 1988-89 school year. The lot-tery was run by Richard Rossi, Director of Student Housing, and Teresa Scott, Assistant Director of the Townhouses. Two hundred students sub-mitted applications in hopes of se-curing one of the 102 units avail-able. 74 of the units are four-bed houses, and the remaining 28 are new six-bed houses. According to Teresa Scott, "We try to make the Senior/Junior breakdown as close as possible to 70% Senior units and 30% Junior units." In accordance with these percentages, 69 units were drawn by Seniors, and 32 by Juniors. The breakdown of fe-males to males was roughly 270 females to 204 males. A major concern of students is the scheduled date for the townhouse lottery. The primary reason for this is that students who are not selected for a townhouse can use the beach as an alterna-tive. Teresa Scott felt," With an early lottery, students could com-pete for more desireable housing." Student Legislature President, Le-onard DelGallo is working on tak-ing a student survey to find out the preference of students. There is still a chance for the groups that were not chosen in Wednesday's lottery. A waiting list including \he remaining 14 Senior townhouses and 85 Junior townhouses has been compiled. There are no guarentees for wait-listed groups, but Teresa Scott speculated that "looking at past history, almost all wait-listed Sen-iors may be accommodated. They may not be notified of a unit's availablity until May, however." The probability of many wait-listed Juniors securing a unit is not as high. "The townhouse lottery sys-tem is not a perfect one," accord-ing to Teresa Scott, "but many people have spent long hours trying to improve it for the benefit and fairness to all students in-volved." |